Fighting in the Heart of Texas for a Green New Deal

[Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists]( Thursday, September 26, 2019 Featured story Opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Fighting in the Heart of Texas for a Green New Deal]( By Michael Siegel — In a congressional district where voters rely on fossil-fuel jobs, it’s not easy, but it's absolutely essential. [Read more]( Opinion National (U.S.A.) [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine]( Peter Certo — If Democrats let the president skate on his other crimes, they risk sending a dangerous message to voters ahead of the 2020 elections. [Read more]( International [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Impeachment Isn’t the High-Stakes Gamble Pelosi Thought]( By Juan Cole — The House majority leader caves to pressure to open an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, but her reasoning makes little sense. [Read more]( National (U.S.A.) [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Daniel Ellsberg: Whistleblowers Preserve American Democracy]( Marc Steiner — As Donald Trump stares down impeachment, the man behind the Pentagon Papers reflects on the Ukraine scandal, Edward Snowden and more. [Read more]( International [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Democrats Are Blowing A Huge Opportunity on Venezuela]( Leonardo Flores — The Trump administration's policies have been a political and humanitarian disaster, yet the opposition party refuses to challenge them. [Read more]( Economy & Business [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Robert Reich: The Trump Economy Is a Sham]( By Robert Reich — The president constantly boasts about low unemployment rates and a soaring stock market, but those figures don't tell the whole story. [Read more]( News Environment [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [U.N. Report Paints a Harrowing Portrait of the Planet's Future]( Jessica Corbett — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls for "unprecedented transitions in all aspects of society" to sustain life on earth. [Read more]( Cartoon [Ukraine Call]( Adam Zyglis — [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Donate Today!]( [Follow Truthdig on Twitter]( [Find us on Facebook]( Truthdig 1158 26th Street #443 Santa Monica, CA 90403-4698 [Support Truthdig]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( ) | [Update Profile]( )